JAKARTA - The coach of the Indonesian national team, Shin Tae-yong, admitted that he was disappointed by the absence of Shayne Pattynama on the FIFA Matchday agenda against Burundi. The match will take place on March 25 and 28 at Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi.
The coach's disappointment has a strong reason. According to Shin Tae-yong, so far the naturalized player from the Netherlands has gone through a long struggle to become an Indonesian citizen (WNI).
"This is very unfortunate, even though Shayne (Party Nama) has tried a lot to get Indonesian citizens," Shin said during a pre-match press conference at the Sultan Hotel, Friday, March 24.
Previously, it was known that Shayne was one of the names of the naturalized players who Shin Tae-yong called ahead of the match against Burundi. However, due to the issue of the transfer of the federation, he certainly could not strengthen the Garuda squad.
"The federation transfer process should have been completed until now, but it has not been carried out until now, it is very unfortunate," added the South Korean coach.
Shayne Pattynama has actually received the status of an Indonesian citizen since January. However, the process of moving his federation from the Netherlands to Indonesia has not yet been completed and has prevented him from defending the Garuda Squad.
Even though Shayne Patty was absent, Shin Tae-yong chose not to call a replacement. The reason is, in the Garuda squad there are still several descendants such as Jordi Amat, Elkan Baggott, Stefano Lilipaly, and Marc Klok.
In addition, he is also quite confident in the current squad. Moreover, the condition of other players is very ready to face Burundi.
"If you look at the condition of the players, I believe the Indonesian national team can show the best for tomorrow's match (against Burundi)," said Shin.
"The players are in very good condition. Starting from Monday, we are undergoing TC, Tuesday starting technical training and so far it has been smooth with good preparation," said the coach who had tasted the World Cup.
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